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1Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 4:19 am

mister_anger

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hello,

Bought a set of crash bars for my 1984 K100RS.
Has anyone ever mounted these on a K100?
When I hold them up to the engine then they seem to fit perfectly.
When I look at the parts catalogue then I see a whole bunch of parts that I seem to need on order to install these.
But I don't think I need all of them.
I think I only need the rubber blocks and the  engine bolts.
Maybe someone can verify?
thanks,M


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2Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 4:36 am

mister_anger

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these bars also look different then the those in the catalogue. As far as i can tell these are a lot better construction wise.
the connection points to the oil pan seem to line up nicely.
If I want I can bolt them straight to the engine but I think I always need to fit the rubber mounting blocks.

    

3Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:50 am

Dai

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BMW's idea of crashbars was never very good. If you bolt them directly to the sump and have a crash, the sump will be shattered by the impact forces. To overcome this, BMW started fitting the rubber mounts. Good idea...? Not really. The rubber mounts sheer off and the bike hits the ground anyway. I got lucky; when I came off a couple of years back the rubber mounts sheered but the crashbar folded around the engine and protected it anyway.

So, having put you off, what you need apart from the six mounting rubbers are the following from Motorworks:-

https://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/Parts.php?T=5&NU=10&M=40&Ct=OA&SbCt=BA_10_40_OA_20

Part numbers ACK03079, ACK03080 and ACK03068. The mounting plate is itself rubber mounted and I've seen a couple start to come unbonded. A very crude but effective repair is a big dollop of superglue and an M5 bolt drilled right through.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
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4Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:01 am

duck

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Dai wrote:BMW's idea of crashbars was never very good. If you bolt them directly to the sump and have a crash, the sump will be shattered by the impact forces. To overcome this, BMW started fitting the rubber mounts. Good idea...? Not really. The rubber mounts sheer off and the bike hits the ground anyway. I got lucky; when I came off a couple of years back the rubber mounts sheered but the crashbar folded around the engine and protected it anyway.

They're not "crash" bars. They're "engine protection" bars. They do a decent job of protecting things in the event of a tipover or crash at parking lot speeds.

Would you want drag around the weight required to make the sump structurally resilient?


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
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5Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:56 am

Inge K.

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This is the very first generation of crash bars, no rubber mounts is used.
But you would need the special screws which Dai have mentioned:
part numbers ACK03079, ACK03080...and the correct length M8 mounting
screws for the sump and the upper mountings.


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6Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:40 am

mister_anger

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Inge K. wrote:This is the very first generation of crash bars, no rubber mounts is used.
But you would need the special screws which Dai have mentioned:
part numbers ACK03079, ACK03080...and the correct length M8 mounting
screws for the sump and the upper mountings.
thanks Inge, just the info I needed.

    

7Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 2:32 pm

Point-Seven-five

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Be aware that when they break away on a bike with a fairing(RT,LT) they tear large holes in the fairing.  Beyond worthless in my not so humble opinion.

I have had the opportunity to drop my RT with and without "Engine Protection Bars".  By far, the damage without them was less and more easily repaired.  Check the price on those breakaway mounts.  Add that to the damage of the drop the bars didn't prevent.  Crazy!


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Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

8Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 2:37 pm

Dai

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Inge K. wrote:This is the very first generation of crash bars, no rubber mounts is used.
Thanks Inge - I completely failed to spot that.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
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1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

9Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:27 pm

mister_anger

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Point-Seven-five wrote:Be aware that when they break away on a bike with a fairing(RT,LT) they tear large holes in the fairing.  Beyond worthless in my not so humble opinion.

I have had the opportunity to drop my RT with and without "Engine Protection Bars".  By far, the damage without them was less and more easily repaired.  Check the price on those breakaway mounts.  Add that to the damage of the drop the bars didn't prevent.  Crazy!
My RS has no fairing as it has been converted to cafe racer so that is not an issue.
I just like to look on the naked RS.
I'll fit rubber mounting blocks myself just to be "more" safe.

    

10Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:49 am

George_Pap

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Point-Seven-five wrote:Be aware that when they break away on a bike with a fairing(RT,LT) they tear large holes in the fairing.  Beyond worthless in my not so humble opinion.

I have had the opportunity to drop my RT with and without "Engine Protection Bars".  By far, the damage without them was less and more easily repaired.  Check the price on those breakaway mounts.  Add that to the damage of the drop the bars didn't prevent.  Crazy!

I second that. I had the bike fallen to the right and had just the lower fairing's lower edge broken and some minor scatches on the top fairing's edge. My friend and previous owner had the same fall and the engine bar ripped the lower fairing to pieces and significant more damage to the upper fairing part guess due to leverage. Also the mounting threaded hole on the lower engine broken, now its a half circle and cannot screw the spacer. 
I really think its a poor design.


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11Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:14 pm

Dai

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George_Pap wrote:I really think its a poor design.
Seconded.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

12Back to top Go down   crash bar K100 Empty Re: crash bar K100 Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:50 pm

duck

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Meh. It's an OK design.  I've given my K1100LT a few inadvertent naps (stationary) and aside from mirror scratches they've protected the bike.

What I like about them is they're a great place to mount the fold-up highway pegs once made by Dave Swisher (a BMW 1.7 million miler who used to ride K1100LTs.)  They look stock since they use BMW peg rubber and are handy to have on long rides.

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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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